Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 213 › Conversation 213-017
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Law enforcement
Sunday, September 24, 1972 · 11:52 AM–11:56 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to issue an administrative request regarding the coordination of local law enforcement. He directed the operator to initiate a call to the police, though the specific purpose or incident prompting the outreach remains unspecified in the brief recording. The interaction served as a functional communication between the President and site staff to facilitate external security or logistical support.
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NARA Description
On September 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:56 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 213-17
Date: September 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:52 am and 11:56 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
(rev. Oct-06)
[See Conversation no. 154-8]Also recorded on September 24, 1972
- 154-007 11:37 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:37 am to 11:52 am.
- 213-016 11:37 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:37 am to 11:52 am.
- 154-008 11:52 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:56 am.
- 213-018 11:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:56 am.
- 154-009 11:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:56 am to 12:46 pm.
- 213-019 11:56 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:56 am to 12:46 pm.
- 154-010 12:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:01 pm.
- 213-020 12:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 213-017, September 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/213-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).